Effectiveness of a Protocol of Specific Activation.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Injuries:Knee Injuries
• Interventions: Other: Experimental group; Other: Control group

• Registration Number: NCT04161222
• Lead Sponsor: University of Cadiz

Brief Summary

In football, knee is the joint that suffers the most severe injuries. Sometimes, this is produced by poor pre-activation of the musculature that is responsible for knee stability and central stability.

OBJETIVE: Study the efficacy of specific gluteus medius and core activation protocol in knee stability in youth football players.

Detailed Description

A randomized, longitudinal clinical trial with a blinded and prospective evaluator will be carried out, in which the knee stability will be evaluated with the following tests: Y-balance test and Flamingo balance test. The measurements will be made before and after the intervention. The study will be carried out with patients evaluated by a specialist in Traumatology and will be randomly divided by a system of numerical tables through a computer program between the experimental and control groups. The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football; and the experimental one will do this above, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core. Dynamic stability (Y-balance test) and postural and static stability (Flamingo balance test) will be measured before and after the intervention.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-11-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-11-10
• Study First Posted: 2019-11-13
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-15
• Study Completion: 2020-01-15
• Status Verified: 2021-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-02-01
• Last Update Posted: 2021-02-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 22

Inclusion Criteria

• Perform soccer sports practice, at least 3 times a week at a competitive level.

Exclusion Criteria

• Subjects with a knee surgery.
• Patients who are injured at the time of the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental group	Experimental group	The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football, added to a specific activation of gluteus medius and core.
Control group	Control group	The control group will perform a typical warm-up of competitive football.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Y-balance test	Baseline	Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Y-balance test	Baseline and four weeks.	Y-balance test Measures the strength of the lower limb, neuromuscular control, flexibility and dynamic balance.
Flamingobalance test	Baseline and four weeks.	Flamingo balance test measures postural balance and static balance.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ciudad Deportiva Bahía de Cádiz; 🇪🇸 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain